1999 Pan American Games
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 Official logo of the Winnipeg 1999 Pan American Games. |
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| Host city | Winnipeg, Canada |
| Motto | Fiesta de las Americas (Americas' Fest) |
| Nations participating | 42 |
| Events | 330 in 35 sports |
| Opening ceremony | July 23 |
| Closing ceremony | August 8 |
| Officially opened by | Governor General Roméo LeBlanc |
| Athlete's Oath | Sherman Greenfeld and Denyse Julien |
| Judge's Oath | Janice McClintock |
| Stadium | Canad Inns Stadium |
The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23-August 8, 1999 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Approximately 5,000 athletes from 42 nations participated at the games. The competition was marred by a total of 7 positive drug tests.[1]
Financially, the 1999 games were a success, generating a surplus of $8.9 million[2] through a combination of fiscal restraint [3] and the contribution of nearly 20,000 volunteers.[4]
The 1999 Pan American Games were the second Pan American Games hosted by Canada and Winnipeg. Previously, Winnipeg hosted the 1967 Pan American Games.
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Medal count [edit]
| 1 | Host nation |
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  United States (USA) a |
106 | 119/110 | 79/80 | 304/296 |
| 2 |  Cuba (CUB) a |
70/69 | 40/39 | 47 | 157/155 |
| 3 |  Canada (CAN) 1 |
64 | 52 | 80 | 196 |
| 4 |  Brazil (BRA) |
25 | 32 | 44 | 101 |
| 5 |  Argentina (ARG) |
25 | 19 | 28 | 72 |
- Note
^ The medal counts for the United States and Cuba are disputed.
Sports [edit]
329 events in 38 sports were contested.
Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport.
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First-Time Events [edit]
The 1999 games marked the debut of the following competitions in the Pan American Games
- Inline Hockey
- Sailing - Sunfish Class.[5]
World Records Set [edit]
- Weightlifting - 77 kilogram Clean & Jerk - 202.5 kilograms hoisted by Idalberto Aranda (Cuba)
Venues [edit]
- Assiniboine Park – Archery.
- Birds Hill Provincial Park – Cycling (road race).[6]
- Canwest Global Park – Baseball
- Centennial Concert Hall – Weightlifting.[7]
- Chateau Lanes - Bowling [8]
- Duckworth Centre (University of Winnipeg) – Boxing.
- John Blumberg Softball Complex – Softball.
- Investors Group Athletic Centre (University of Manitoba) – Basketball, Rhythmic gymnastics, Volleyball.[9][10]
- Kildonan East Collegiate – Field hockey.
- Gimli – Sailing.[5]
- La Riviere – Cycling (mountain bike).
- Le Club La Verendrye – Bowling.
- Maples Complex – Fencing.
- Max Bell Arena – Inline Hockey.
- Minnedosa Lake, 195 km west of Winnipeg – Rowing.
- Pan Am Pool – Swimming, Synchronized Swimming.
- Quarry Park, Stonewall, Manitoba – baseball
- Red River Exhibition Park — Cycling (track), Equestrian show jumping.[11][12]
- Transcona Water Ski Site - Water Sking [13]
- Winnipeg Arena – Basketball.
- Winnipeg Convention Centre – Judo, Team handball, Taekwondo.[14]
- Winnipeg Lawn Tennis Club – Tennis.
- Winnipeg Soccer Complex – Soccer.
- Winnipeg Stadium – Beach volleyball.
- Winnipeg Trap & Skeet Club - Shooting [15]
- Winnipeg Winter Club – Squash.
The Pan Am Pool, built for the 1967 games, featured in the 1999 games for aquatic events.
The Winnipeg Velodrome, also built for the 1967 games, had become obsolete and disused for cycling and so was demolished prior to the 1999 games. The 1999 games used a temporary facility at Red River Exhibition Park.
A portion of the Pan American Games Society (1999) budget supported the refurbishment of University of Manitoba campus residences to serve as the Athletes Village, the upgrade of various sport and training facilities including the Pan Am Stadium (University Stadium), which had hosted events of the 1967 games, and the construction of the new Investors Group Athletic Centre.[16]
References [edit]
- ^ "'Best ever' Pan Am Games end". CBC News. 9 August 1999. Archived from the original on 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
- ^ "Pan Am surplus higher than expected". CharityVillage Ltd. 24 April 2000. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
- ^ "Gambling on the Games". Turner Sports Digital Services, Inc. 7 August 1999. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
- ^ "Canadian Olympic Association 1999 Annual Report". Canadian Olympic Association. 10 May 2000. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
- ^ a b "Pan American Games - Sunfish Class". International Sunfish Class Association. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
- ^ "Cycling News and Analysis". Cyclingnews. 6 August 1999. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ^ "1999 News Releases" (Press release). City of Winnipeg. 4 August 1999. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ^ http://www.kyokushincanada.com/panamgames/PanamWinnipeg.htm
- ^ "1999 News Releases" (Press release). City of Winnipeg. 6 August 1999. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ^ "University of Manitoba Annual Report 1999 - 2000". University of Manitoba. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
- ^ "1999 News Releases" (Press release). City of Winnipeg. 5 August 1999. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ^ "Cycling News and Analysis". Cyclingnews. 1 August 1999. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ^ http://winnipeg.ca/cao/media/news/nr_1999/nr_19990806.stm
- ^ "1999 News Releases" (Press release). City of Winnipeg. 7 August 1999. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ^ http://www.kyokushincanada.com/panamgames/PanamWinnipeg.htm
- ^ "1999 Pan Am Games News - Legacies". University of Manitoba. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
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